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Evening Standard
Politics
Matt Watts

Assisted dying bill rejected by MPs in knife-edge Commons vote

LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 11: Supporters of assisted dying demonstrate ahead of the House of Commons vote - (Getty)

An attempt to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales has been rejected by MPs.

Passionate speeches both in favour and against the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill were heard during a more than four-hour debate in the House of Commons on Friday.

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